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Pancreas Flashcards

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congenital anomaly: incomplete fusion of dorsal and ventral pancreatic buds/ducts; duct of santorini provides main drainage; may predispose to recurrent acute pancreatitis

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pancreas divisum

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congenital anomaly: head of pancreas incircles the duodenum; can cause duodenal obstruction; associated with pancreatitis, duct obstruction, peptic ulcers

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annular pancreas

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acute condition caused by inflammation and enzymatic necrosis of the pancreas resulting in acute onset of abdominal pain

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actue pancreatitis

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metabolic etiologic agents in actue pancreatitis

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alcohol, hyperlipoporteinemia, hypercalcemia, drugs, genetic

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mechanical etiologic agents in acute pancreatitis

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gallstone, traumatic injury, perioperative injury

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vascular etiologic agents in acute pancreatitis

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shock, atheroembolism, polyarteritis nodosa

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infectious etiologic agents in acute pancreatitis

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mumps, coxsackie virus, m. pneumoniae

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Most common causes of acute pancreatitis

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alcohol, gallstones

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edema, fat necrosis, parenchymal necrosis, hemorrhage, extra-pancreatic manifestations

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acute pancreatitis

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repeated episodes of mild to moderate inflammation with continued loss of pancreatic tissue and subsequent fibrosis; most common in alcoholic males

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chronic pancreatitis

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risks factors of which disease: alcohol, biliary disease, hypercalcemia and hyperlipidemia, pancreas divisum

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chronic pancreatitis

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calcifications associated with …

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chronic pancreatitis

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localized collection of pancreatic secretions that develop following inflammation; usually unilocular; lack a true epithelial lining; lined by fibrin and granulation tissue

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pancreatic pseudocyst

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4th leading cause of cancer death in US; high mortality rate

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pancreatic adenocarcinoma

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10% experience migratory thrombophlebitis (Trousseau’s sign); may have elevated serum CA19-9

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pancreatic adenocarcinoma

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pancreatic adenocarcinoma lesions of head (60%) often involve …, producing obstructive symptoms and jaundice

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25% of head tumors extend to …

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duodenal wall

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most functional (hormones released causes symptoms) neuroendocrine tumors are …

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most nonfunctional (hormones released by tumor do not cause symptoms) neuroendocrine tumors are …

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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: hypoglycemia, high insulin levels

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hyperinsulinism- insulinoma

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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: recalcitrant peptic ulcer disease, gastric hypersecretion induced by gastrin, pancreatic islet cell tumor

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zollinger-ellison syndrome (gastrinoma)

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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: alpha cell tumor, increased glucagon

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glucagonoma

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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: delta cell tumor

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somatostatinoma

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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: watery diarrhea

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70% women, associated with von Hippel Lindau syndrome, diabetes

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serous cystadenoma

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papillary proliferation of ductal epithelium with excessive mucin production, usually oozing from ampulla of vater, with ductal dilation; treatment resect entire tumor; complex papillary fronds

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intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

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heterogeneous groups of disorders of the endocrine pancreas sharing hyperglycemia as a common feature

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diabetes mellitus

28
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immunologically-mediated destruction of b-cells

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diabetes mellitus type 1

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insufficiente insulin secretion relative to glucose load; insulin resistance of peripheral tissues

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reduction in size and number of islets

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amyloid replacement of islets

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polyuria (increased urination), polydipsia (increased thirst), polyphagia (increased hunger)

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microangiopathy, atherosclerosis, neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy

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seen exclusively in type 1 DM; severe insulin deficiency; often precipitated by stress

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diabetic ketoacidosis

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type 2 DM, dehydration from hyperglycemic diuresis; glucose usually higher than 600 mg/dL

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nonketotic hyperosmolar coma

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DM diagnosis: random glucose greater than or equal to … with classical signs and symptoms

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DM diagnosis: fasting glucose greater than or equal to … on more than one occasion

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an abnormal …, in which the glucose is greater than or = to 200 mg/dL 2 hrs after a standard carb load

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oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

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hemoglobin A1C greater than or = to …

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